What happened to the band the alarm?
After some up and down years, Peters quit the band in 1991, only to re-adopt the name about a decade later. Today the Alarm is touring again — really, it’s just Peters; the other original members are on good terms but have gone their own ways — and coming to Clearwater’s Capitol Theatre on Tuesday.
Why did the band the alarm break up?
It kept them busy. Their break came via their friends in U2. The Irish band’s management were trying to convince U2 that one more American leg of their War tour would make them stars in the US They’d do it, the band said, as long as they could take out someone they liked as support.
Who is the lead singer of the alarm?
The AlarmSince 1981Big CountrySince 2010Dead Men Walking
Mike Peters/Music groups
When did the alarm split up?
1991
In 1991, The Alarm split up after Peters left the band on stage at the Brixton Academy. The original members of the Alarm have only reunited once. This was for the VH1 series Bands Reunited on 28 October 2003. Two singles were released in 1994.
What was The Alarm biggest hit?
Produced by Tony Visconti, Change spawned the group’s biggest Modern Rock hit in America, “Sold Me Down the River”, which also put them in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Top 50 for the first and only time.
Who were alarms?
Mike PetersGuitarDave SharpEddie MacDonaldNigel TwistJames StevensonGuitarCraig Adams
The Alarm/Members
What nationality is Mike Peters?
BritishMike Peters / Nationality
Did The Alarm play at Live Aid?
They played at Queen’s Live at Wembley ’86 concert on 12 July 1986.
Where are the alarm from?
Rhyl, United KingdomThe Alarm / Origin
What did the alarm sing?
Rain in the SummertimeSpirit of ’76Sixty Eight GunsThe StandSold Me Down the RiverAbsolute Reality
The Alarm/Songs
What happened to Mike Peters?
Mike Peters, founder and frontman from Welsh rockers The Alarm, has been diagnosed with severe pneumonia. The news was broken in a post on the band’s website (opens in new tab) by Jules Peters, the singer’s wife.
How old is Mike Peters?
63 years (February 25, 1959)Mike Peters / Age
What was the alarms biggest hit?
The Alarm’s highest charting single in Britain was 1983’s “Sixty Eight Guns”, which reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart. Their 1984 album, Declaration, which contained “Sixty Eight Guns”, peaked at number six in the UK Albums Chart.